GLAD Cases Figure in National Law Journal’s “10 Key Moments” in Marriage Equality
A post from the National Law Journal this week names Ten Key Moments in the Battle for Same-Sex Marriage.
GLAD has played a direct role in seven out of the ten, including:
1999
Ruling in Baker v. Vermont, the Vermont Supreme Court finds the state is constitutionally obligated to give same-sex couples the same rights, benefits and obligations as marriage, and orders the state legislature to decide how best to do so.2003
In Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Court finds that same-sex couples are entitled to marry under the state’s constitution.2008
In November, the Connecticut Supreme Court also struck down a law banning same-sex marriage, making Connecticut the third state to legalize it.2010
In two separate cases, a federal judge in Boston rules July 8 that the federal Defense of Marriage Act violated the Constitution by denying federal benefits to married gay men and lesbians and by forcing Massachusetts to discriminate in order to obtain federal funds.